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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1019.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 490 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 6 has an overall score of 81.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Although Google Nexus 6 is notably older and noticeably thicker than Galaxy A7 (2017), it's construction is still a little lighter. The Google Nexus 6 features a brighter display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a better 2560 x 1440 resolution, a greater pixel amount in each screen inch and a little bigger display.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 6, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. Google Nexus 6 features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Google Nexus 6 also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Google Nexus 6 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lesser megapixels back camera and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little better battery life than Google Nexus 6, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3220mAh.
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